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Second sheet, Variety Nick

Storage notes: Crop of 1928.  Stored Oct 10;
out and exam 12/18/28. No mention
of keeping qualities, but fairly full characterization
made.  Comment made on
poor quality.  Held in office refrigerator
till 1/7/29 for comparison with Winter John
and Winter Vandevere - with both of which
it was found to differ, but all having about
the same lack of quality.

Vigor of Tree: Exceptionally strong (average) weak.  Size:
Exceptionally large (above average) small.

Foliage: Very abundant normal scanty.  Leaves: Very large
medium small; Color: Light dark normal. Mostly off.

10/9/28

Habit of Growth:  Very upright (roundish <s>broad flat</s> spreading).
Central leader: Partially retained (mostly disappeared.)

Branching:
Main limbs: Very medium long short;  Very (medium slender)
stout; Medium straight crooked. clean
Secondary limbs: Numerous medium few; Medium slender stout;
Drooping. Well branched
Twigs: Many (medium) few; (Medium slender) stout; Long medium
short; Straight branched twiggy; Medium open
dense; Willowy.
Spurs: Very many (medium) few;  Very (medium <s>slender</s> stout);
½ - (1 - 2) - 3 inch; Mostly branched unbranched;
Spur twigs: Few medium many; Terminal bearing mostly
considerable slight none

General aspect of tree: Medium slender open dense stocky
grower; Top round much broader narrower than tall.
Good open type with long, rather slender limbs and branches.
Illustrations:
Tree photographed

Fruit painted #39765                      Fruit modeled

Fruit described None

Disease notes by J. W. Roberts:
        